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Operation manual Operation manual Thanks very much for purchasing our cutting plotter. For ensuring you to make best use of your machine, Please reading this manual carefully and thorughtly before starting to use it. Please ruen off the power quickly if you encounter any problems, and refer to this manual or contact your dealer.
Operation manual Chap. 1 Attention Please read the attention carefully before operating the machine. 1. No magnetic devices should be placed in the vicinity of the plotter, specifically the carriage. 2. Prevent from dropping foreign matters into cracks such as pins, little screws, etc.
Operation manual 2-1 Packing-box Please carefully check up the goods after opening the packing box, and in every box there should be as following: 1. A main machine. 2. A packet of accessories. 3. A set of parts of machine stand. 2-2 Accessories Item Quantity...
Operation manual 2-4 Assembly of machine stand Referring to the following drawing: (Available to the type with minimum width 780mm only) Step 1: Connect the pillar bars to left and right columns with screws respectively. Step 2: Connect the crossbeam to left and right columns with screws. Step 3: Join the paper hanger to the inside of the left and right columns with screws.
Operation manual 3-1 Installation and connction 1 Place the machine in a plane and roomy place 2 Connect the signal cable to the COM1,COM2 /USB port of the computer 3 Check voltage of the power source and whether it is grounded, do not connect the power utill all are in a good condition 3-2 Installation of tool 3-2.1 Structure of cutter holder and items of components...
Operation manual Fit the the ball pen into the plotter holder , the structure is as shows in the following drawing . 1. Rotate the lid. 2. Insert a ballpoint pen and let the pen tip out of proper length. 3.
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Operation manual 340 USB Driver Setting 1. Install USB port: Attention: Before install the CD, don't coneect cutting plotter with computer Insert Driver CD into your CD ROM of computer, Find this file in the CD. Double click this file Click the “NEXT”, driver program will be installed automatically.
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Operation manual Now connect USB cable of the cutting plotter with USB port of computer . The USB device will be found as “COM3” from “ Device Manager”. It testifies that the machine is connected with computer successfully 2. Set port in Artcut software...
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Operation manual Please choose COM 3 for USB port in “Link to “...
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Operation manual In “Sequential Control” please choose DTR/DSR and RTS/CTS 3. After finishing all of these installations please restart computer...
Operation manual Chap. 5 Operating Instruction 5-1 Names and functions of the parts 5-1.1 Item of the component _0Type 1. Left cover 9. Controlling panel 2. Metal roller 10. Right cover 3. Cutter bracket 11. Pillar 4. Cutter holder 12. Serial port 5.
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Operation manual _1 Types 1. Left cover 10. Right cover 2. Metal roller 11. Pillar 3. Cutter bracket 12. Power socket 4. Cutter holder 13. Fuse socket 5. Carriage 14. Power switch 6. Cover of guide 15 .USB to serial adapter port (optional) 7.
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Operation manual _0 Type _1 Type 1. LCD display 6. origin setting button 2. Reset 7. Force + 8.Value – 3. Offline / Pause 4. Setup 9.Value + 5. Test 10. Force -...
Operation manual 5-2 Basic Operation 5-2.1 Turn on the machine 1. . Check whether the power is in OFF position 2.. Plug the power cable into the power socket of the machine , and then press the switch on / off on the left 3.
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Operation manual 5-2.2 Installation of the cutting media 1 Loading the cutting media 1. Lift the pinch-roller handles and let it away from the metal rollers. 2. Insert the vinyl between metal rollers and pinch rollers of the machine from behind to front.
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Operation manual 5.2.3 Trial run (adjusting the force and tool) 1 Test Cut Once the blade/plotter is installed and the vinyl is inserted, preliminary test-cut should be carried out to check the force of the blade/plotter if it is acceptable. To do so, press the TEST key.
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Operation manual 5-3 Operating instruction 5-3.1 Reset When the power is turned on, the machine can automatically reset.. the red light is on and the machine is ready to receive the data from the computer. As this point the LCD shows as following The default setting is as following : ·Baud rate: 9600 ·Cutting speed: 350mm/s...
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Operation manual 5-3.2 Online After the machine is reset, the red light (reset indicator) should be on. When the machine receives date from the computer, it is in online mode. In this moment you can change the cutting speed by pressing V+ or V- adjust the cutting force by pressing F+ or F When it is working, if the RESET key is pressed, the machine will return to default settings and reset mode---clear up all information, and get ready for...
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Operation manual 5-3.3 Offline /Pause Press the OFFLINE key to enter offline mode. The yellow light is on. Meanwhile, “Motion, X= xxx, Y= yyy” will appear on LCD, which shows the coordinates location of the blade at the moment. Press the key V+ or V- the carriage can be moved left or right. Press the key F+ or F- the vinyl can be moved forward or backward., In this state you you can move the blade top to the starting position.
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Operation manual 5-3.4 Setting origin of plotting When move the blade top to the starting position , press the Origin button the setting of the new origin is completed , The machine will start plotting from the new origin. 5-3.5 Setup In ONLINE status, when you press the SETUP key, the green light is on, and the baud rate of serial port can be changed.
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Operation manual 5-3.6 Copy Function Press the OFFLINE, SETUP and ORIGIN keys the machine will re-cut all the data output of the last setting. The machine won’t re-cut if the green RESET light is flashing, it means the output data is more than the buffer capacity. In this case press RESET to restart the cutting work.
Operation manual Chap. 6 Troubleshooting Why is the pattern deformed or incomplete? 1. More pressure or too long blade tip or too dirty platen or too soft stickiness, all of these factors can cause more resistance to the two faces of paper and make it fall behind the roller rotating, thus result in deformed pattern.
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Operation manual Why some parts of letters are missing? 1. The vinyl is too heavy or too tightly wrapped. Metal roller might be soiled by some foreign substance or by vinyl chips. 2. Cutting speed is too fast, cutting force is too great, or cutter tip is too long.
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